Thunderbolt Kid

Several months ago, my life-long pal CB, who now lives in sunny San Diego, recommended a book called, " The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" by Bill Bryson. When I checked the library web site for its availability, I was number 36 in queue. Undaunted, I put my name on the list and forgot about it.
Then, last Friday, I got a notice from the library that a CD version of the book was waiting for me to pick up.
It was worth waiting for.
It turns out that the author is the narrator on the CD!
If you grew up in the '50s, you have got to read or listen to this book. Tom Brokaw described it this way: “Bill Bryson’s laugh-out-loud pilgrimage through his Fifties childhood in heartland America is a national treasure. It’s full of insights, wit, and wicked adolescent fantasies.”